If you have been drinking too much during the holidays and hate the tiredness and lack of energy you are experiencing you might want consider going on an alcohol detox.
Doing a detox means you cut out or cut down on your alcohol consumption for a set period of time. I would say two weeks is a good period if you have been drinking more than two or three times per week. The idea is for you to allow your body a bit of time and space to recover.
Before you begin the detox process, however, if you have been drinking heavily and feel physical symptoms of not drinking such as shaking etc. definitely check with your doctor. You may have a physical addiction to alcohol and quite possibly will need to wean yourself off alcohol much more gradually.
However if you have none of those physical withdrawal symptoms you are ready to begin an alcohol detoxification program. The first thing you want to do is prepare. The second thing you want to do is to prepare. You might be wondering about the third thing. Before you begin you will need to figure out what you want to accomplish during the two weeks and what you will be doing during that time you would normally have spent drinking.
Also be sure to drink plenty of water. Apparently distilled water is the best water to drink but 6-8 glasses of water will be good. Work out where and when you usually drink and also why you drink. Then do something different in these circumstances. E.g. if you usually go out with everyone from work on a certain night, don't.
Try new activities instead of drinking. Endeavor to try some physical exercise or even dancing. What I am basically trying to say is ? do something different. Get together with friends you haven't seen in a while or meet new people in an environment where there isn't much alcohol.
If you don't know where to meet people visit www.meetup.com and you will find a group of people meeting anywhere in the world.
So far it hasn't been that hard to plan for your detox. You may be wondering about what other obstacles you might face. Are other people 'forcing' you to drink, are you worried you might feel out of place? For the two week detox you can either attempt to avoid these situations by planning something else or figure out how you are going to deal with them now rather than when you are there and feeling under pressure.
A great idea is to put something on the wall by your bed. Make sure you put it somewhere so you can see it each morning which will remind you to have a fantastic day. You can come up with whatever has meaning for you and will get you into a good state - rather than worrying how to survive work or cope without alcohol etc.
A final idea is to reward yourself! What can you do for yourself that will cause you to look forward to it once your detox is over ? something that is not alcohol related? Then just do it! You will feel great and hopefully you will find yourself drinking less thereafter.
Doing a detox means you cut out or cut down on your alcohol consumption for a set period of time. I would say two weeks is a good period if you have been drinking more than two or three times per week. The idea is for you to allow your body a bit of time and space to recover.
Before you begin the detox process, however, if you have been drinking heavily and feel physical symptoms of not drinking such as shaking etc. definitely check with your doctor. You may have a physical addiction to alcohol and quite possibly will need to wean yourself off alcohol much more gradually.
However if you have none of those physical withdrawal symptoms you are ready to begin an alcohol detoxification program. The first thing you want to do is prepare. The second thing you want to do is to prepare. You might be wondering about the third thing. Before you begin you will need to figure out what you want to accomplish during the two weeks and what you will be doing during that time you would normally have spent drinking.
Also be sure to drink plenty of water. Apparently distilled water is the best water to drink but 6-8 glasses of water will be good. Work out where and when you usually drink and also why you drink. Then do something different in these circumstances. E.g. if you usually go out with everyone from work on a certain night, don't.
Try new activities instead of drinking. Endeavor to try some physical exercise or even dancing. What I am basically trying to say is ? do something different. Get together with friends you haven't seen in a while or meet new people in an environment where there isn't much alcohol.
If you don't know where to meet people visit www.meetup.com and you will find a group of people meeting anywhere in the world.
So far it hasn't been that hard to plan for your detox. You may be wondering about what other obstacles you might face. Are other people 'forcing' you to drink, are you worried you might feel out of place? For the two week detox you can either attempt to avoid these situations by planning something else or figure out how you are going to deal with them now rather than when you are there and feeling under pressure.
A great idea is to put something on the wall by your bed. Make sure you put it somewhere so you can see it each morning which will remind you to have a fantastic day. You can come up with whatever has meaning for you and will get you into a good state - rather than worrying how to survive work or cope without alcohol etc.
A final idea is to reward yourself! What can you do for yourself that will cause you to look forward to it once your detox is over ? something that is not alcohol related? Then just do it! You will feel great and hopefully you will find yourself drinking less thereafter.
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